人嘴两层皮 人嘴兩層皮 人嘴兩層皮

a person's mouth is two layers of skin

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Meaning
Since the mouth belongs to the speaker, they can talk nonsense or go back on their word. Critical or cynical about unreliable talk.
Simplified
人嘴两层皮
Traditional (Taiwan)
人嘴兩層皮
Pinyin
rén zuǐ liǎng céng pí
Bopomofo
ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄘㄥˊ ㄆㄧˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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